The FY25 cops hiring program (CHP) provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing…

The Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded the City of Fayetteville Police Department $250,000 under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program on October 1, 2025, to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers in support of community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.

The five-year award, which runs through September 30, 2030, funds officer hiring and supports planned community partnerships, problem analysis and assessment projects, and agency management changes aligned with community policing strategy. Performance occurs in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The COPS Hiring Program (Assistance Listing 16.068) provides funding to state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to increase their capacity for community policing activities and crime prevention.

Recipients are required to submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, participate in DOJ monitoring activities including site visits and compliance reviews, and retain financial records for three years following award conclusion. Extension of the initial five-year period may be granted for up to twelve additional months upon approval by the COPS Office Director.

The FY25 cops hiring program (CHP) provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of CHP awards include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of agency to engage in community policing activities